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It’s been 40 years since two college drop outs named Steve met in a garage to build a computer that would revolutionize the world. That computer was the Apple I, which paved the road to the company we all know now as Apple, Inc. Within the past four decades, the company has become a tech giant with record-breaking sales and innovative products found in homes and hands all over the world. Some of its pioneering accomplishments have been the Mac computer, the iPod MP3 player and the omnipresent iPhone. Apple has also been immortalized by Hollywood with two biopics on its co-founder Steve Jobs, who died of cancer in 2011. Apple is currently one of most valued companies in the world, worth more than $700 billion. It’s also one of the top 15 best companies to work for. As of September 2015, it employs 110,000 people — half of which work in its retail Apple Stores. Every success story is also a story of great … [Read more...] about Apple turns 40: Here’s a timeline of how the tech giant evolved throughout the years

On paper, it's the coolest (and smallest) streaming box of them all, the first box that provides an experience built for video game fans. But oh, those little nagging issues. Meet PlayStation TV, the newest addition to a market full of streaming TV boxes. It's a $99 device with a high ceiling that it still might reach, but it's debuting at its ground floor with more potential than actual productivity. It's a device that could one day dominate the streaming box landscape, but right now? It's not quite there yet. The streaming box landscape is littered with cool devices, from Apple TV to the Roku to OUYA, but none offer the upside of PS TV. The device is even smaller than a Samsung Galaxy S5, and once it's connected it to a TV, it would be theoretical gamer heaven. PS TV can play many games for the PS Vita handheld, and it gives access to streaming gaming via Sony's new PlayStation Now rental service. Like any box, it streams video (generally, but more on that later), and the … [Read more...] about System Update: The ups and down of PlayStation TV

NEW YORK — I've been a fan of Chromecast ever since Google launched it the summer before last. Plug this compact dongle into a high-definition television, and you can wirelessly stream — or in Chromecast-speak "cast" — movies, TV shows, videos and music from the Internet using Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, ESPN and other apps on your Chromebook, or Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.Best of all, it only cost $35.Which leads to the inevitable question: Why splurge for Google's brand new streaming Nexus Player, which Google produced in partnership with Asus, especially since Nexus Player duplicates what Chromecast can already do, and at $99 costs the same as the top-of-the-line Roku player, Amazon's Fire TV and Apple TV?The extra money is indeed difficult to reconcile, at least right now. And while I like the direction this hockey puck-shaped new entry into the crowded media streaming market is going, it has a way to go.What Nexus Player brings are games, voice search and … [Read more...] about Google’s new Nexus Player for TV? Stick with Chromecast

Question. I'm in the market for a new HDTV and DVD player. What's the easiest way to make this "smart" so I can watch Netflix easily in addition to discs and basic cable?Answer. You are about to run into a few fractures in the electronics industry that make it just about impossible to combine those three tasks in any one device and make it difficult to get your coffee table down to one remote.The simplest part is getting Netflix on the screen. Starting a couple of years ago, "connected" or "smart" TVs began taking off in popularity. It's now easy to find sets with built-in apps for Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus and YouTube streaming and even sports options like MLB.tv and less obvious video sites like Vimeo. MORE: Has streaming killed physical media yet?You can also find sets, mostly in smaller sizes, that include DVD or Blu-ray players. But I have yet to find any current models among them that can also tune into Web video. (For example, one Insignia model with a built-in Blu-ray … [Read more...] about Make your home TV setup ‘smart’

NEW YORK — You don't own a new Smart TV that lets you go beyond standard TV and cable fare and watch shows and movies off the Internet. Nor have you invested in an Apple TV, Roku or other set-top solution that lets you stream content to the television.So the $35 tab to try out Google's new Chromecast gizmo seems like a mere pittance for anyone seeking a low-cost and simple way to make a TV just a little bit smarter. And it is.Chromecast is a clever sub-3-inch-tall dongle that looks a bit like a car key. Instead, you're driving your TV into cyberspace. When you plug Chromecast into a high-definition television, it lets you wirelessly stream — or in Chromecast lingo "cast" — movies, TV shows, videos and music from the Internet using the Netflix, YouTube and Google Play apps on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet. You can also use Chromecast with the Chrome browser on your Windows PC or Mac to display the Web page you are looking at on your computer onto the TV, … [Read more...] about Google’s Chromecast makes your TV smarter

The first time things didn't work out. But maybe the second time will be the charm. That's exactly what Sony and Google are hoping with their new Google TV set-top box. Let's start with some background. Back in 2010, Google TV was supposed to take over your living room, bringing smartphone gadgetry to your bland, channel-changing HDTV and changing your life. But the overhyped, overly expensive boxes never caught on. Turns out most households are just fine with an HDTV that delivers some cable channels. Meanwhile, everyone's favorite company, Apple, delivered a cheaper ($99), sleeker alternative smart TV, and Apple TV practically wiped Google's project off the map. That brings us back to this, the summer of 2012 and Sony's NSZ-GS7. The $199.99 black box with the space-ship-headed-for-Mars name is Sony's attempt to put Google back into competition against the ever-popular Apple TV, bringing intelligence and integration and apps — even a few games — to your HDTV. … [Read more...] about SYSTEM UPDATE: Sony’s new Google TV box tries to take on Apple TV … again

When it comes to television accessories, sticks are in and boxes are out.Rather than connecting an Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV box, adding online content and other functionality to your big screen is now as easy as snapping in a small, inexpensive and Wi-Fi-enabled stick into the television's HDMI port.Slightly larger than a standard flash drive, these "media streamer" dongles are controlled by a bundled remote and/or an app on a smartphone or tablet. Typically, they take power from the TV's USB port or an AC outlet.There are a few on the market to choose from, each serving a slightly different purpose. Here's a look at a few.Is that a USB stick on your keychain? Nope. It's the Roku Streaming Stick — HDMI Version ($49.99; roku.com), a small purple device you can snap into your television's HDMI port to access more than 1,500 on-demand channels — including YouTube, Netflix, Crackle, Hulu Plus and HBO Go, to name just a few. Use the bundled remote or Roku app downloaded to … [Read more...] about Can you get big TV joy from small sticks?

Apple is buffing up its Apple TV set-top box in hopes of making it a more popular choice for cord cutters.The purveyor of iPhones and iPads is playing catch-up in the Net video streaming device competition. But some Apple TV advances announced last week could give it a boost.One of the latest additions to the 6,000-plus Apple TV apps: Sling TV, the live-streaming service that bundles channels such as AMC, CNN, Disney Channel, ESPN, HGTV, TBS and TNT for $20 monthly. Sling just added Comedy Central to that basic package. (You can add more channels, including new additions such as BET, Cooking Channel and MTV, in $5 programming packages.)Sling TV and several new features are only available on the fourth-generation Apple TV released in October 2015 ($149 for the 32-Gigabyte model, $199 64GB). That hardware refresh helped Apple gain on competitors such as Roku. However, it still lags behind, as Roku was in about 30% of broadband … [Read more...] about Cutting the Cord: Apple TV shining brighter

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple spent two hours at its Worldwide Developers Conference updating us on enhancements for mobile devices, computers, the Apple TV set-top box and the Apple Watch.The new software enhancements will be available in the fall. Here are the top ten takeaways:-- Photos. Apple's Photo app has hundreds, if not thousands, of photos taken by us and locating them is a chore. So in a nod to rival Google Photos, Apple is going to use machine learning to use facial recognition to organize faces and identify places. It will also create automatic videos from your collection, with edited highlights, and add background music. Google's Photo app also creates mini videos from your work and collages but doesn't do as good as job as Apple did in its demo of organizing them into themes. Let's hope one of these giants pulls it off. It's one of the best new features Apple displayed.--Messaging: The iMessage feature on iPhones and iPads in IOS10, the new version of … [Read more...] about Apple WWDC: 10 best, worst & ‘we’ll see’ features

— Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the revenue. However, our picks and opinions are independent from USA TODAY’s newsroom and any business incentives.Apple's HomeKit smart home ecosystem might not have the same cool factor as Amazon Alexa, but it's still a compelling solution, especially if you own lots of Apple devices.Just as Amazon Alexa requires you to own an Echo speaker, Apple HomeKit requires an iPhone. And if you want remote control of your devices (which trust me, you will), you'll also need an always-on iPad left at home or an Apple TV. Since it's cheaper and more practical to leave at home, we recommend going with an Apple TV as your HomeKit hub. With HomeKit, you'll also be able take advantage of voice control via Siri, as well as control all of your devices via Apple's Home app.Although it's been slow to take off, new HomeKit-compatible … [Read more...] about The best smart home gadgets for Siri and Apple HomeKit of 2017